In 1907; the federal government declared that any American woman marrying a foreigner had to assume the nationality of her husband; and thereby denationalized thousands of American women. This highly original study follows the dramatic variations in women's nationality rights; citizenship law; and immigration policy in the United States during the late Progressive and interwar years; placing the history and impact of "derivative citizenship" within the broad context of the women's suffrage movement. Making impressive use of primary sources; and utilizing original documents from many leading women's reform organizations; government agencies; Congressional hearings; and federal litigation involving women's naturalization and expatriation; Candice Bredbenner provides a refreshing contemporary feminist perspective on key historical; political; and legal debates relating to citizenship; nationality; political empowerment; and their implications for women's legal status in the United States. This fascinating and well-constructed account contributes profoundly to an important but little-understood aspect of the women's rights movement in twentieth-century America.
#95733 in Books Nancy Scheper Hughes 1993-11-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.57 x 6.00l; 2.16 #File Name: 0520075374614 pagesDeath Without Weeping The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil
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